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Employee
recruitment, training and retention is a big investment. When an
employee is injured, your investment is at risk! The expensive
results can be:
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These
increased negative results are only the tip of the iceberg.
Accidents, injuries and deaths result in far greater losses — on
the home front, with the company's public image, with future employee
recruitment efforts, and more!
Ask
yourself—
is
the overall safety climate of my organization a
time
bomb?
According to the National Safety Council, estimated costs in 2022 for medically-consulted injuries alone totaled about 1,097.9 BILLION dollars. There were 2,804,200 preventable injuries in which medical attention was sought in 2022. Preventable deaths from accidents totaled 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190. Total Workplace Deaths for 2022 – 5,486 A table of workplace injuries by occupation may be found here: https://www.bls.gov/iif/fatal-injuries-tables/fatal-occupational-injuries-table-a-1-2022.htm Also, according to the National Safety Council, there were 42,795 highway deaths in 2022. [Sources NSC and BLS] |
a
serious drop in morale